Davis Cup first round: Canada v GB - Denis Shapovalov v Kyle Edmund

Summary

GB beat Canada 3-2 after umpire hit in eye by ball
Kyle Edmund wins deciding rubber 6-3 6-4 2-1
Opponent Denis Shapovalov defaulted for striking ball at umpire
GB travel to France for quarter-finals in April
Already through - Belgium, Serbia, USA, France, Australia

Live Reporting

Jonathan Jurejko

Postpublished at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 7-6 (7-3) Evans
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Postpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 7-6 (7-3) Evans
Some words of encouragement for Dan Evans, some anti-inflammatory tablets for Vasek Pospisil. Will that troublesome knee end up having an influence on this match?
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'Evans still the favourite'published at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Jamie Baker
Former GB Davis Cup player on BBC Red Button
That set turned very quickly and I think it shows on this court how quickly it can turn on a few points. If Evans had converted one of those points for a double break you can be almost certain there’s no way back, but what a tie-break Pospisil played. The crowd gives him a lot of energy, he obviously loves representing his country. I actually would still have Evans as favourite, he just needs to up his game slightly, but it’s game on now.
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Game and first set - Canadapublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 7-6 (7-3) Evans
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Pospisil wins first set for Canada
Just the one needed for Vasek Pospisil. A baseline backhand leaves Evans scrabbling, the Briton only able to slap into the net.
Pospisil leaps into the air, roaring at his red-and-white clad supporters. Advantage Canada.
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Tie-breakpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 6-6 (6-3) Evans*
Great athleticism from Pospisil turns defence into attack. Three set points...
Tie-breakpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 6-6 (5-3) Evans*
A beauty of a second serve kicks up off the lines and leaves Evans floundering. Pospisil pounds forward, Evans into the net.
Tie-breakpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
*Pospisil 6-6 (4-3) Evans
Evans does exactly that! A wicked forehand leaves Pospisil wafting.
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Tie-breakpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 6-6 (4-2) Evans*
A loose backhand from Evans lands in the tramlines. Leon Smith stands with hands on hips. MUST hold this next serve...
Tie-breakpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 6-6 (3-2) Evans*
Big response from a big man. Pospisil batters down a serve out wide. Still on serve...
Tie-breakpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
*Pospisil 6-6 (2-2) Evans
How's he has he reached this?! Evans sprints across court to reach a Pospisil return, whipping it down the line to safety!
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Tie-breakpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
*Pospisil 6-6 (2-1) Evans
Wow. A humdinger of a return from Pospisil leaves Evans beaten. Mini-break to Canada...
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Tie-breakpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 6-6 (1-1) Evans*
Softer than silk. Evo cushions a net volley to hold his first serve.
Tie-breakpublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 6-6 (1-0) Evans*
Pospisil to serve first...thumping ace. Job done.
Postpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 6-6 Evans
Come on then Dan, can you see this one through? Pospisil''s arms might be as long as golf ball retrievers, but he can't rescue a deep Evans forehand into the corner for 30-0. That becomes 40-0 with an ace, game wrapped up shortly after. Tie-break time!
Postpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 6-5 Evans*
I can't see Evans breaking this Pospisil serve at the moment. Sorry. Another ace from the Canadian sets the tone, Evans having little response as Pospisil goes on to hold to love with a cushioned volley. Fourteen points on the bounce for Pospisil on serve.
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Postpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
*Pospisil 5-5 Evans
Pressure? Pah. Evans turns up the volume, drowning Pospisil out with a big service game. A hold to love. On we go...
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Postpublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
John Lloyd
Former GB Davis Cup captain on BBC Red Button
Pospisil is playing some very good tennis. Dan Evans has to hang in there and blunt the weapons.
Postpublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Pospisil 5-4 Evans*
Any chance of Evans nabbing a break here? Nope. Pospisil, who is no mug remember, shows why he was once ranked as a top 30 player. He powers down three aces, backed up by that ferocious forehand, to cruise to another hold. Evo serving to stay in this first set...
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Postpublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
*Pospisil 4-4 Evans
Dan Evans might need a pair of wellies here. He's in a sticky spot. Pospisil's forehand is leaving Evans ducking for cover at 30-30, although his chip and charge does not come off in the next point.
The Canadian forces deuce with another ripper of a forehand down Evans' forehand side. But someone throws Evans a spade as he digs himself out of that troublesome spot. Important hold.
'Evans must be aggressive'published at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2017
Jamie Baker
Former GB Davis Cup player on BBC Red Button
Dan needs to regroup - no drastic change but switch the balance a little bit to being more aggressive.
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